Large coaches are used in used in North America for tour operators for short and long distant destinations.
These buses are larger than regular transit buses with 2 to 3 axles (4 to 6 wheels). These buses are used by tour operators, intecity bus lines and charters.[1][2]

The history of tour buses in North America began in the early 20th Century when trucks were converted to provide a means for sightseeing within large American cities.[3]Gray Line, the largest sightseeing operators began operations in 1910. Sightseeing was likely a side buses for many intercity bus operators as the same types of buses were used (and remains so today). World War II as the industry decline, but it slowly re-emerged as an alternative to driving.[3]